German international Sane has enjoyed a sensational season with the champions-elect, scoring eight and assisting 11 as City have steamrollered their way to the top of the Premier League, losing just once all season.

Not many players have managed to cope with the flying winger. But Palace's loan signing from Manchester United did pretty well to shackle the 22-year-old earlier in the campaign.

In fact, the Eagles came mighty close to ending City's then unbeaten record, with Luka Milivojevic missing an injury-time penalty on New Year's Eve.

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He added: "Crystal Palace’s right-back Timothy Fosu-Mensah, I have played against him twice this season, and even last season, he had me really well under control and I told him how happy I was to play against him."

Fosu-Mensah is unavailable on Monday night, as the Eagles host his parent club Manchester United at Selhurst Park. He has earned rave reviews from Palace and Manchester United fans already this season, with the Red Devils faithful keen to see him back at Old Trafford.